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Pope Approves Creation of Interdicasterial Commission on AI
The 7-body commission will coordinate Vatican AI policy and guide collaboration on projects affecting human dignity, justice and labour, officials said.
- On Saturday, the Holy See released a rescript dated Tuesday, May 12, in which Pope Leo XIV approved the establishment of an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence, signed by Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
- The Pope approved the commission while considering "the development in recent decades of the phenomenon of Artificial Intelligence" and the "Church's concern for the dignity of every human person," according to the document.
- Seven Vatican bodies comprise the Commission, including the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Dicastery for Culture and Education, and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, facilitating collaboration on Artificial Intelligence policies.
- Each institution will coordinate the Commission in one-year terms, with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development leading for the first year to facilitate information exchange across the Holy See.
- This theme has been present throughout Pope Leo XIV's pontificate, as he has frequently addressed technological advancements through the lens of the encyclical Rerum Novarum and its social teachings.
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Vatican Sets Up Commission on Artificial Intelligence
Matteo Pernaselci The Vatican is seen May 17, 2026, during the Regina Caeli. Pope Leo XIV approved the new body as the Vatican prepares for his first encyclical, expected to address artificial intelligence through the lens of Catholic social teaching.
A new Commission on Artificial Intelligence will begin its work in the Vatican.
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Pope Leon XIV approved the establishment of a commission composed of members of the various dicasteries (ministries) that make up the Vatican Government in order to facilitate the exchange of information and projects on artificial intelligence (AI), including policies regarding its use within the institution, announced Saturday Holy See.
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